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Clinical Trials/NCT01820351
NCT01820351
Completed
Not Applicable

BICEPS FEMORIS AND VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE ARCHITECTURE AFTER A CHRONIC STRETCHING PROGRAM

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro1 site in 1 countryFebruary 2011

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Assessment of Muscle Architecture and Tendon After Chronic Stretching Program
Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Assessment of Thigh Muscle After a Stretching Program
Status
Completed
Last Updated
13 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish, through ultrasound, measurements of the thigh muscles (Biceps Femoris and Vastus Lateralis)and the chronic effects of a static stretching program on the muscle-tendon unit these muscles.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
February 2011
End Date
November 2011
Last Updated
13 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Male

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Kelly Mônica Marinho e Lima

Kelly Lima of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • physically active male volunteers
  • soldiers of the Army School of Physical Education of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • young men

Exclusion Criteria

  • any musculoskeletal disorder in the lower limbs
  • neurological or cardiovascular disease experienced previous to or reported during the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of Thigh Muscle After a Stretching Program

Time Frame: after 8 weeks that static stretching protocol was applied

Study Sites (1)

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